Project Number: 6615-32000-043-08
Project Type: Nonfunded Cooperative Agreement

Start Date: Sep 22, 2004
End Date: Apr 26, 2009

Objective:
Screen, develop, and evaluate new and existing public health insecticides and repellents and improve application methods to provide protection to deployed warfighters from arthropod vectors of disease.

Approach:
A consultant will facilitate the interaction of ARS scientists with agrochemical/pesticide industries and coordinate the activities of participating ARS research units (Mosquito and Fly Research Unit (MFRU), Gainesville, FL; Chemicals Affecting Insect Behavior Laboratory, Beltsville, MD; Arthropod Borne Animal Diseases, Laramie, WY; Areawide Pest Management Research Unit, College Station, TX; and Knipling-Bushland Livestock Insects Research Laboratory, Kerrville, TX) to effectively develop new public health pesticides and novel application technologies. MFRU will screen, evaluate and provide information on potential improvements for insecticides and application technologies.